NAME UPDATE

A currently enrolled student may file a request for a name change with the Office of the University Registrar. Name change requests must be accompanied by supporting documentation such as:
  • Birth Certificate
  • Court Order
  • Divorce Decree
  • Marriage Certificate

Please note:  A driver's license or social security card is not valid documentation for a name change.

If the request for a name change is approved, the change will be made in the student records system. A note will appear on the transcript listing the student's former name and the date the name change occurred. 

Once students leave the University, they can make no further name changes to their academic record.

To print a Name Change Request form to be delivered to the University Registrar's Office with documentation click here. Acrobat Reader (free from Adobe) is necessary to print this PDF document.

Important note: If you are employed in any capacity at Vanderbilt, you must also report your name change and submit supporting documentation to the Human Resources Processing Office on the 9th floor of the Baker Building. The HR name change form (Employee Information/Paycheck Distribution Form) is available at http://hr.vanderbilt.edu/forms/index.htm.




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